Jesse was rescued from the Uxbridge/Scugog SPCA
on July 21, 2006. She had been found and turned in as a stray. At
the time, Jesse was estimated to be roughly one year of age.

Right from the start, we knew there was something
special about this girl. When we brought her back to Spirit Ridge,
she took a couple of days to get her bearings .... and then she latched on to
one of our other 'rescues' - Tequila. She and Tequila became the very best
of buds to the point that we could not bear to separate them. She helped
Tequila get over many of his own fears and, through their play, helped him gain
a great deal of confidence.

During her rehabilitation, Jesse showed an
uncharacteristic handler sensitivity and a 'softness' that Malinois are
generally not known for. Her desire to please and her 'drive' were
phenomenal - especially during her obedience training days. Then one day, when we were
least expecting it, she took a 'run' at one of our agility jumps and cleared it
with such ease that we were shocked. We immediately tested her again with
a command to jump thrown in for good measure and she did it again .... and thus,
an agility star was born!

We could not bear to part with her and, a month
after we rescued her, we decided to adopt her.

Our Jesse girl was with us for a decade.
During that time, she reached some serious lofty titles in Rally
Obedience. In addition to blowing through all CARO RallyO levels (with 1st
place finishes and titles that filled our training facility walls) and getting
TWO High In Trial results under CKC and AKC, she was also an incredible therapy
and Literacy Assistance dog.

Not only was she a superstar athlete, but our
Jesse girl also flexed her paws when she gave acting a shot! In 2013
a remake of an old Anjelina Jolie movie "Foxfire" was released at the
Toronto Film Festival and we were invited to the premier. Here is a link
to the
trailer of the movie.

Truth be told though, Jesse girl saved her biggest
accomplishments and loftiest achievements for the sport of agility. In
addition to being a star in AAC, CKC AND CPE agility she was also our faithful
helper and demo dog helping many handlers teach their dogs the ways of proper
agility. When our Jesse girl was not "ripping up" an agility
course, she could be seen calmly hanging out in "her" chair (with our
without hat-wear depending on the setting) watching the world go by and chillin'
till her next run. This was a picture also encountered when Jesse girl was
on vacation on the beach!

2013 US Malinois Nationals,
Gettysburg,
PA
Fernandina Beach, Fla - the reward after placing FIRST at the US CPE Agility
Nationals in her class - Jan 2016

Here is a brief picture gallery of Spirit Ridge's
Jesse girl's achievements. There are literally too many to mention.
A testament to an incredible dog that we were privileged at Spirit Ridge K9
Training & Rescue to call "ours". For a sample of some of
our Jesse's videos (along with some of our other great dogs) please click here.

On the weekend of June 22-23, 2013 and
in the context of the Agility Association of Canada's Ontario West regionals,
Jesse girl came in first in her 22 inch veterans class - earning 6 out of 6
first place finishes in standard, snooker, jumpers and gamble runs!
Below, are a couple of pictures of happy Jesse girl posing with her first place
trophy and rosettes from her 1st place qualifying finishes!

In 2015 and 2016, our Jesse girl continued her
brilliant agility career in CPE agility by earning her two CATCH-1 and CATCH-2
titles as well as qualifying and competing in the 2015 and 2016 US CPE Agility
Nationals where she took high Standard in her veteran class (Jacksonville, Fla -
2015) and High Reserve Standard (Springfield, Ohio - 2016).

Jesse girl beat a lot of dogs in her competitive
agility and Rally Obedience careers but, alas, she could not beat cancer.
A month after she was awarded her CPE Agility CATCH-2 title in Tonawanda, NY, she succumbed
to the disease and was assisted to the Rainbow Bridge on July 22, 2016. On
the day that she took her last breath, she also took a part of of Spirit Ridge's heart and soul when she left us. Run
free, sweet baby girl ....

Our love for Jesse girl was immeasurable; this is how we will always remember
her!
Spirit Ridge's "Jesse" girl (2005-2016)